Ri Myong-guk

Ri Myong-guk
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-09-09) 9 September 1986 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Pyongyang, North Korea[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2019 Pyongyang City
International career
2007–2019 North Korea 118[2] (0)
Medal record
Representing  North Korea
Men's football
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 17, 2019
Ri Myong-guk
Chosŏn'gŭl
리명국
Hancha
李明國
Revised RomanizationRi Myeongguk
McCune–ReischauerRi Myŏngguk

Ri Myong-guk (born 9 September 1986)[1] is a North Korean former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Ri was known for his positioning and reflexes and spent his entire playing career at Pyongyang Sports Club in the DPR Korea League. Ri was also a national team veteran and former captain having made 118 appearances for the national team before his retirement in 2019. Ri is currently the goalkeeper coach for his former club.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d Ri Myong-guk Archived 13 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine at soccerway.com. Retrieved on 7 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Ri Myong-Guk - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. 7 February 2019. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  3. ^ DPR Korea Football (4 June 2020). "Best Goalkeeper Prize Winner ["Korea" Magazine article]". Facebook. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

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